Deuteronomy 18:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

For the Lord your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in his name from now on.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:8

‘At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi  to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to pronounce blessings in his name, as it is today.

Numbers 3:10

You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorised person who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.’

Deuteronomy 17:12

The person who acts arrogantly, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there serving the Lord your God or to the judge, must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.

Numbers 16:5

Then he said to Korah and all his followers, ‘Tomorrow morning the Lord will reveal who belongs to him, who is set apart, and the one he will let come near  him. He will let the one he chooses  come near him.

Numbers 25:13

It will be a covenant of perpetual priesthood for him and his future descendants,  because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.’

Exodus 29:9

Tie the sashes on Aaron and his sons and fasten headbands on them. The priesthood is to be theirs by a permanent statute. This is the way you will ordain Aaron and  his sons.